Kuwait City vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kuwait City	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3476	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$716	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$1240	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1981	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	59
😀 Quality of life	77	84
🏙️ Population	2.99M	581K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 0.1% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4189th and 4193rd ($1461 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Lithuania, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 1096th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Vilnius

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	Kuwait City	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$831	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.8	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.2	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7223	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2046	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.23	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.32	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.98	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.2	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$341	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8046	$10967

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$707
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$556
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$861
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$571
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$492
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$465
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$546
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$928
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$489
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$476
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$581
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$823
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$574
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$569
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$523
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$487
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1037
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$627
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$931
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1309
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1192
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1109
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$565
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$554
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$546
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$547
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$479

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569